The Value of Local Dictionaries in the Caribbean: The Example of Saba
by Caroline Myrick
While the Caribbean is home to at least seventy languages and hundreds of dialects, the region has had published only a handful of local dictionaries — that is, dictionaries for specific islands, island conglomerates, or coastal communities.
Dictionaries are especially important for underrepresented communities such as those of the Caribbean, from both a linguistic perspective and an ethical one. Using the Saban English dictionary A Lee Chip (Johnson 2016) as an example, this article proposes two primary ethical functions of local dictionaries in the Caribbean.
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Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America,
Volume 40, Issue 1, 2019, pp. 139-164 (Article)
Published by Dictionary Society of North America
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